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Barney-style

Barney-style adjective: oversimplified.

Adjective

Barney-style (not comparable)

  1. (slang) Oversimplified.

Adverb

Barney-style (not comparable)

  1. (slang) In oversimplified language; often used with break down.

Forms of Barney-style

alternative formBarney style

Origin of Barney-style

After the main dinosaur character in Barney & Friends, an educational TV show aimed at small children.

Questions about Barney-style

What does Barney-style mean?
Barney-style means oversimplified.
What part of speech is Barney-style?
Barney-style can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near Barney-style in the dictionary

  1. Barnevelders
  2. barney
  3. Barney Rubble
  4. Barney style
  5. barney-mugging
  6. Barney-style
  7. barneyed
  8. Barneyesque
  9. barneying
  10. barneymugging
  11. barneys

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